
Summoned back to Gallifrey, the Doctor is framed for the assassination of the Time Lord President. To prove his innocence, he must stand for election himself, uncover the traitor in the Time Lord High Council, fight a hooded killer in a nightmare cyberspace world of his enemy's devising and battle against an old foe now out to destroy the Time Lords: The Master.
Release Date: 11/20/1976
Runtime: 100 minutes
Languages: English
Director: David Maloney
00Companies: BBC
Countries: United Kingdom
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Summoned to his home world of "Gallifrey" without the company of "Sarah Jane" the "Doctor" (Tom Baker) finds himself arrested and embroiled in the assassination of the President of the High Council. Doomed to a grisly fate, his only option is to announce that he will stand for the office himself. Luckily, the savvy "Castallan" (George Pravda) has some doubts as to the neatness of this whole affair and so they set about using the very limited time available to try and find out just who is pulling the strings that could decimate their planet and destroy the Time Lords forever. They soon discover that their's is a formidable foe, and one adept at conjuring up tricks and dreams to challenge the "Doctor" and his allies as the legend of "Rassilon" proves the crucial piece in the puzzle. A four part series that manages to successfully mix the sci-fi settings of "Gallifrey" with the wooded land that provides the venue for their quite menacing adventure games that test the guile and wits of a "Doctor" running out of time. The make up artists have maybe gone just a little overboard, but there's still plenty going on here for the flamboyant Baker to sink his teeth (and his fists) into and though it does miss Elisabeth Sladen, it's still one of the better stories with the promise of more to come.

Tom Baker
The Doctor

Bernard Horsfall
Chancellor Goth

Peter Pratt
The Master

Llewellyn Rees
The President

Hugh Walters
Commentator Runcible

Angus MacKay
Cardinal Borusa

George Pravda
Castellan Spandrell

Erik Chitty
Co-Ordinator Engin
Derek Seaton
Commander Hilred
Maurice Quick
Gold Usher
John Dawson
Time Lord

Michael Bilton
Time Lord
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